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Printed Material: Settlement JournalScope and Content
The Settlement Journal was the newsletter issued by the Henry Street Settlement, the pioneering social service institution on Manhattan’s Lower East Side founded by social worker Lillian Wald in 1893. This November 1906 issue, owned by Lewis Latimer, is marked on the page where it is printed that “Mr. Latimer” is teaching a Mechanical Drawing class at the settlement. Latimer’s Edison colleague and friend Elmer Schwarz was a cousin of Lillian Wald’s, probably explaining Latimer’s participation in offering mechanical drawing classes to the settlement’s clientele, who were mostly European immigrants and their children. Latimer’s fellow teachers and club leaders at Henry Street in 1906 included future New York Governor Herbert Lehman and lawyer-reformer Raymond B. Fosdick. The folder includes a ledger or listing of names, possibly a membership or donor list for a community organization. Several pages of text discussing social reform, likely an article or speech related to the settlement movement. A document titled Bill of Rights for Workers, outlining labor rights and community-driven initiatives for improving working conditions.Context
This file contains a selection of printed materials related to social settlements, community activism, and historical documentation. The materials provide insight into the Latimer family's involvement with community organizations and their engagement with social issues of the time.Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]Archive Items Details
Title
Latimer Family Papers: The Settlement Journal and Community RecordsDescription
A copy of The Settlement Journal, a publication discussing social and economic matters related to settlement houses.
A ledger or listing of names, possibly a membership or donor list for a community organization.
Several pages of text discussing social reform, likely an article or speech related to the settlement movement.
A document titled Bill of Rights for Workers, outlining labor rights and community-driven initiatives for improving working conditions.
